James Johnson (railway engineer)
James Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Parent(s) | Father: Samuel Waite Johnson |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Mechanical engineering |
James Johnson was an English railway engineer , and was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR) from 1890-1894. [1][2]. He was the son of Samuel Waite Johnson, of Midland Railway fame.
Locomotive designs
At the GNSR, he designed the locomotive classes listed below. Both classes survived into the ownership of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923.
- GNoSR class R (LNER Class G10) 0-4-4T [3]
- GNoSR class S (LNER Class D41) 4-4-0 [4]
See also
Locomotives of the Great North of Scotland Railway
References
- ^ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "James Johnson". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "The GNSR Johnson G10 0-4-4T Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "The D41 (GNSR Johnson Class S & Pickersgill Class T) 4-4-0 Locomotives". Lner.info. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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